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Position of the Day 03-04-26

Posted By: Chuck Bower
Date: Tuesday, 10 March 2026, at 9:29 p.m.

In Response To: Position of the Day 03-04-26 (Stick)

I see three candidates:

25/24, 23/18*. Hitting is always a candidate, even if only for a split second.

20(2). Great defensive point. One advantage to making this point is that your opp can't (until you give it up, anyway).

25/24, 13/8. Great offensive structure, with four in a row.

One question I have is: "when can I double this?" If answer is "soon" then I don't want to give opp jokers. Another question: "How can we keep opp from using those big stacks?"

The answers to both of these push me away from the hitting play. Of the other two, making the 20-point renders opp's joker rolls {11,33} less lethal.

Finally, I recall a principle I heard decades ago: If there are two points you'd like to make and you have the choice of one or the other this turn (but not both), choose the one that's harder to make.

20(2).

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